Manure-spreader.



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Patented Jan. 18, none.

Application sue lumbar 16. "0e. lertal Ia. 8,745.

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Be it known that I, 'luaormnvs Brows, a citizen of the United Statesresiding at Worcester, in the county of Worcester and Commonwealth ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement inManure'sireaders, of which the following is a speci cation, accompaniedby drawings forming a part of the same, in which- Figure represents inside elevation a manure spreader embodying my present invention, andshowing such rtious of the operative rts of the .s rea or as arenecessary to ii ustrate the c aracter ofmy resl5 eut invention. Fig. 2is an end view 0 the same showing the forward end of the spreader. Fig.3 is a side view ahowin the opposite side tothat shown In Fig. 1,an Fig.4 is a diagrammatic view, showing on a larger scale the construction andoperation of one of the hinfied sides of the body of the roauure a reaer.

Sim: ar reference figures refer to similar parts in the diflerent views.

en The objects of mv present invention are to facilitate the loading ofthe spreader and to provide an operating mechanism for raising andlowering the tail-board which will leave the forward portion of the bodyfree,

..0 so that its sides ma be raised and lowered,

and I accomplish t ese Objects by means of the construction andarrangement of parts as hereinafter described and pointed out my theannexed claims.

My invention relatesto that class of manure spreaders which are now incommon use comprising a body mounted upon wheels 7 an having a-movablebottom provided with .a head-board by which themanure held in g the bodyof thespreader may be zzradually moved rearwardly a ainst a revolvingbeateror cylinder. provide with teeth. by the rapid rotation of whichthe manure is shredded and distributed renrwnrdl y over the rrround ashe spreader is drawn through the field.

.', The manure spreader. as shown in the s-3-- eompunyiutt drawings; islikewise provided with s tail-board pivotallv supported by the sides ofthe body and arrnmzed to be lowered in position to hold the load ofmanure from crowding awainst the heater and raised when the operation ofspreading is to be rin to allow tree miracle of the manure against there ol ing beaten 1' Referring to the accompanying drawings ported uponforward wheels 2 and rear whee-ls 8, the latter being operntivelyconnected with the movable parts of the machinery in any suitablemanner, as is common in'beaters of this class. A revolving heater 4 isjournaled at the rear of the body and a movable bottom has its endsconnected by chains 5 which pass over sprockets 6, 6, at the forward andrear ends of the body. A tail-board 7 ol the type described in LettersPatent of the United States No. 821,779, issued to me May 29, 1906, ispivotally supported at 8 by the body of the spreader.

Each of the vertical sides of the body is divided into two sections, alixed or rigid rcnr section 9 and a hinged forward section 10. The rigidsides 0 extend from the rear end of the body past the rem driving wheels3. the remaining or hinged rtion of the sides 10 extend from the rigidaides to the forward end of the body." Each of the hinged sections areconnected with the tall 11 of the body by hinges 12, and is held in avertical caution at its rear end by a latch ill pivote to'the rigid Bide9 at 14. The forward end of the hm ed side is held by a latch 15 bestshown in ig. 4.

When the manure a reader is to beloaded the body is placed si ewise tothe heap of manure and the adjacent hin section 10 is released fromthe'latches l8 and 19 and is topped down,-as shown at 10' in F: 2, 8 and4. allowing the body to be load from that. s de without liiitiarz themanure over the vertical side of the body. In order to V prevent themanure ti'om being caught between the edge of the hinged side and thesill of the manure spreader when the side is closed. I provide athreshold 10 which may he made of wood, or as illustrated in thedrawings. of sheet metal, having its upper surface 17 curvedconcentrically with tho pivot 18 of the bin ingcdge of the tinged sideis similarly curved. as shown at 19, Fig. 4.50 that when the side is rased into its vertical positmn the curved surface 10 will slide over thecurved surface 17 of the 'tbreohold and crowd the manure resting thereonbefore it into the body. or the spreader.

in order to provide operative. mechanism 4 for raising and lowering thetail-bmrd'which 1 denotes the body of the spreader, trapd side, and thecontactthe rear of the hin' ed sections 10, connected by a radial arm 21and link 22. with a lever 23 pivoted at 24 and extended to form a leverhandle 25 in convenient position to be operated by the driver from theseat 20. The ends of the ll'ttno'vllfic shaft 20 are provided'withradial arms 21' which are connected by links 28 with radial arms 29,lttaehed to the outer ends of the gadgeoas or pivots 8 which support thetail-board 7. heroism; the lever handle '25 from the motion umwn in lig. l to that shown in lg. 3, the transverse shaft 20 trill be roeked.causing the tail-board to he raised t'rom its lowest po ition, as shownin Fig. l. to its hi heat maition. as shown in Fig. 8.

be 'tttt't' t is jonrnaled m bearings held in listed position by meansof rigid aupporto. in the premnt instance, bv the rigid recttonn ti o!the upright sides. The heater oupportl, however. are not neee-sarilyeonnected with -the ri id sections ti. but the bearings may be he d byany suitable rigid supports rearward of the removable seetions i While Ideem it n'elerable to hinge the st't'litllta It) to the ail of the body.any tamstraetion 'iiitit will render the sections it) removable fromtheir normal upri 'ht position would eonte within the scope o my|:tt'.-'t'ttt invention. as it would enable the spreader to b.- loadedwithout raising the manure over the upright side of the body.

'l'he movable bottom t". haviuits ends eoma-eted by ehaina 5, earries aheadbIatrd ill and. by means of a erank applied to the shaft of one ofthe sprot-ltets i. as is now the eommun peat-tire. the bottom 3" andheadboard at may begnu ived toward and 'away i from the beater. hen thespare between the removable ides it) has been tilled. the

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which is l with upright sides, amovable bottom and a heater at therear'of said body, with a portion of said upright sides removable,whereby manure may be loaded on said movable bottom in a position to bemoved by said bottom toward said heater.

2. A manure spreader comprising a body with upright sides, a movablebottom and a heater at the rear of said body. with the forward portionof said upri 'bt aides removable. whereby manure may ie loaded on maidbottom in the forward portion of aaid body and moved by said bottomtoward said heater.

it. A manure s u'eaderemuprising a body with upright sit es attd amovable bottom with the lorward ortion of said upright. side. removable.w ierehy manure may be loaded on aaid bottom in the forward portion ofthe body and tnoved by said bottom toward the rear of the body.

4. nmnare s )lt'tttlt't' eomprising a body with upright shirts and amovable bottom, with the forward portion of said nprig'ht side-t hingedat the ower edge. whereby said portion ma be swung outwardly to allowmanure to be hauled on said bottom in the forward portion of said bodyand moved by said bottom toward the rear of the body.

it. manure spreader comprising a body with upright sidts aml a movablebottom, with a mt'liott of each side hinged at its lower et go and athreshold for ttlt'll hinged nation to prevent the t'ltll'tltlt't ofnmtmre beneath said hinged portion while said bottom is in motion.

6. manure s )rtntier rontpt'i.-ing a body with upright sides and amovable bottom, with a nn'tiott of eat-h side hinged at its lower W ,qand menus for ireventing the entranee oti mauunlttllt'ttll t said lungedportion while said bottom is in motion.

7. A manure spreader having a movable bottom. a heater ut the rent ofsaid bottom. and eonlining wnlh on either side of said bottom to preventthe sidewise movement of manure from said bottom, with a portion of saidwalls removable to provide or the loading of nmnure on said bottom whilesaid bottom is at rest.

Dated thin llth day of November 1908.

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